As for Veranika, she had already vanished without a trace.
The Cassie Demons couldn't even catch the tail of a Half-Moon Colt.
Turning around to launch an aerial assault on the migrating army, they were blocked by a dense barrage of arrows.
The knight captains were acutely aware of the civilian archers' fatal weakness; it was fine for them to hide behind shields and fire from behind the Elite Infantry, but confronting these terrifyingly huge Demons head-on could lead to a complete collapse in minutes.
Just a single intimidating dive from the Demons caused many civilians' legs to tremble, making them forget to draw bows and shoot; some even thought of turning tail and fleeing. They were stopped by the knight captains with a mix of hitting and scolding, as now was certainly not the time for mercy.
That wave of panic was enough for an interception; the migrating army's Air Force also took to the skies.
Leading them was none other than Bark at the helm of Erde.
